一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
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1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
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1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
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2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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1 better kept under the table (idiom)
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2 not to be disclosed
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3 too inferior to show in public
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
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1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
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2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
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1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
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1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
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1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
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2 double dealing and back stabbing
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
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1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
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2 to break fresh ground
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
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1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
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2 to drain the cup of humiliation
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
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1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
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2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
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1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
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1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
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2 Never give up hope.
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3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
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1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
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1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
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2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
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3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
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4 things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
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1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
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1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
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2 fig. to test the waters